Blue Dragon is a cute story. The graphics are done quite nice, a bit on the overkill side when it comes to the blur, but aside from that it looks nice. I found the characters very obvious and shallow, they are what they are and the game doesn't do much to expand on it. The fact that it was the shadows doing the fighting and not the actual characters was unique. I thoroughly enjoyed the leveling system and the class system. Found myself very concerned about when to change classes and so on. Very engaging system that can suck you in and spit you out hours later. The soundtrack is very well done, especially the boss track which gets your heart pumping every time you hear it. One problem is repetitiveness, different guys different goals but same button mashing for some of the mini games and at the end of Disk2 beginning of Disk3 you run into two different villages both somehow trapped in their village. Makes you wonder if they ran out of material. The story does a very good job of developing Nene's character, and it makes you really want him dead since early in the game. This would have been a great kids game due to the graphics and easy to follow story line except the developer felt the need to sprinkle it with language not usually deemed appropriate for children and for no apparent reason. Still, this is a pretty good game that I would strongly recommend playing to just about anyone except my four year old son who would see all the poo monsters and decide to poop on the kitchen floor again. Graphics 8/10 Audio 8.5/10 Gameplay 8/10 Story 7/10 Longevity 9/10 Innovation 8/10 Overall 8/10Vollständige Rezension lesen
Since the first time I read about this game I was intrigued. I couldn't wait for the release of Blue Dragon for the Xbox 360. It just looked like my type of game. Then the reviews started coming out. To my dismay, my eager anticipation was slowly being crushed with each 6 out of 10 review I read. The critics beat this thing to death. So a couple of days ago (and then slightly skeptical of how good this game may actually be) I trusted my gut and purchased this game. I must say...the critics were simply just wrong about this one. I'm a HUGE fan of turn based RPGs, and I've just found another one to add to my list of favorites. If you're into the Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior, etc. series' then this game is one you'll probably enjoy. I think everyone agrees that this game is absolutely gorgeous in regards to graphics. I'll have to admit, I've played games with better story lines, but I wouldn't say this one is awful. It's got that cartoony meets anime feel, similar to the likes of Tales of Symphonia. The game play and control is nothing less than what you'd expect of a great 360 game. The menu is very easy to use, and just as easy to figure out. Again like Tales of Symphonia, the game is not hard per se, but will keep you wrapped up for weeks if not longer. Ok, so Final Fantasy it's not. But this is EXACTLY the kind of game I've been waiting for since the launch of the Xbox 360. If you're a fan of turn based RPGs, and need something to tide you over until Halo 3 or Eternal Sonata, grab this game. It's a 3 disc RPG heaven. I went ahead and just gave it 4 out of five for all of the bad reviews it got, the over-hyped music, and the just less than spectacular and very linear story.Vollständige Rezension lesen
I decided to buy this game because it was cheap, and my wife being new to video gaming, thought she might appreciate the simplicity of a kid's game to introduce her to the console RPG genre. Of course, I had to play through it first. It offers a robust 40-60 hours of gameplay (more if you like to just run around and defeat absolutely everything and upgrade all your characters to max). I completed it in about 50. The graphics and cinematics were incredible. I loved the cut scenes and the battles had nice mixes of camera angles for each action. The storyline had totally random and nonsensical twists at times, but what can you expect from a Japanese RPG? It's even got a female character with big mammories complete with special attention paid to their physics (the wobbly wobbly) which is a trademark of games from the land of the rising sun. The characters have unique customization options available - though they start out primarily as a particular archetype (melee, magic, etc.) you have the option of completely changing their fighting style. It's different from other RPGs, where a player can buy weapons and armor. In this game, you fight exclusively with a blue shadow and upgrade each character and their shadow separately. The magic is pretty basic (black magic has the four elements, plus light and darkness, white magic heals or disspells, while support and barrier magics brings buffs and debuffs). Nothing fancy like Knights of the Round or some craziness that takes two minutes to watch the animation sequence to, with one exception toward the end. I enjoyed the expansive accessories, which were kind of like armor, but more like buffing items. You can put one on your head, and wrist, and neck, and finger, and a bunch of "extra" accessory slots (to obtain by experience) which you can use anything from scarfs to belly button rings to shoes. Unfortunately, the accessories don't show on the characters, which I think would have been hilarious seeing a male character in a corset, a belly button ring, and a giant hat but I guess they tried to keep it simple for smooth video processing purposes. Another peculiarity with the extras is that a character can wear multiple shoes, or hats, etc. By the time I beat the game, the last bosses were a joke to beat, but the two extraordinarly difficult optional bosses could hand my derriere to me on a silver platter in the first round. There's a crazy gap for the genre enthusiasts to tack on dozens of extra hours to prepare for those optional bosses, but I'm not a kid anymore and I have better things to do, but the option is there for those with time they could better donate to community service. All-in-all the game was not a disappointment, it had its funny moments and its puzzling moments, but I think it stayed within the kid-safe category of its Teen rating. Not for toddlers because the stats and upgrade systems are fairly complex, and much reading and a bit of strategy and good problem-solving skills are required to get full benefit from the game. By the way, my wife still has not played it...Vollständige Rezension lesen
Blue Dragon... how long I waited for this. Let's start at the beginning. When I first started up the game, I could not wait to see what was going to happen. I've been waiting ever since I first heard word of these legendary creators coming together to craft perhaps one of the first actual RPGs for the Xbox 360. The opening sequence was amazing. First off, the graphics for this game are completely animation and nothing towards real life but they are wonderful. At times it actually feels like you are controlling your own tv cartoon show. At times, between cutscenes you will see which they switch video files but that's alright. It' noting too extreme. I do like how the graphics aren't hindered in battle. Many other rpgs I've played is they focus all the great graphics on the cut scenes and they lack everywhere else. The good graphics transfer everywhere almost evenly. Yes, they appear better in cutscenes but other stuff like battles, don't look like a big pile of ****. Even when you open a treasure chest, he actually reaches in for something. If I were given the choice of grading scale from 1 to 10, 10 being the highest, I'd give the graphics a good 9. Next on the grading. The music/audio is this game is wonderful. They linked voices almost perfectly with the character models. The main character, Shu, has kind of a punky style voice which goes along well with his image. The same with all the other characters. The girl however from the beginning does have a somewhat annoying voice but you soon forget her. I also didn't like this one voice that basically told you everthing you do like when the party rejoins or that a door is locked. It reminded me of Navi off Zelda. The music is wonderful. How could it not be with the legendary musical artist from Final Fantasy and other great rpgs? Audio would be graded a 8 out of ten. Gameplay... It's pretty good. Battles are back to the original turn base which I love more than this new action rpg style. I like this system because it allows me to plan ahead instead of having to pause and think about my stragey. Items are organized into Attack, Heal, and Support so you don't have to search through long lists. Each dragon gets classes and you get to decide what you want instead of being stuck with what the game gives you. Most of this game is a little too linear though. Most the time you basically get three paths.. Go onwards, go after a chest, or go the way you came... nothing too exciting. It is very user-friendly though. Nothing to complicated to try and take 20 minutes to figure out. Easy going. 8 out of ten for gameplay. The storyline.. is... AMAZING. Suddenly twists and turns make this games story go along good and doesn't real make it feel slow like most movies. I'm not going to go into full detail about the storyline as I don't want to risk spoiling any of it for some reason. 10/10 Overral... I decided to buy this game because its creators were some of the original greats in rpg creations. I loved many of their games in the past and this one ranks amongst the top they have done I think. Overall grading... I'd give it a 8/5/10. Thanks for reading.Vollständige Rezension lesen
The plot / story line is targted to the younger generation of RPGers but its interesting enough to keep people who like the final fantasy seven plot not to give up on it after the first disc. Its entertaining and definetly a good time killer but not a game were it sits in your game console without switching to another game before you beat it. The best way to put it, it has class changes like Final Fantasy tactics,to where you really have to use every class someway somehow or your going to make the game alot harder on yourself, gameplay similar to final fantasy seven ( not the story line , the interaction with the NPC ,enviroment , and the combat, well when you get into combat) and last but not least It has many simalarities to BREATH OF FIRE 4 games for the original playstation, how the story line was rated G compared to like FF7 being pg-13 in a sense , but just like any good ol G movies, they throw those slick aldult moments that goes way over the kids heads and have that 3 second delayed laugh after yourself have started to laugh, all in all good game, just a lloonngg game.Vollständige Rezension lesen
This game was one of the reasons that got me excited about owning an Xbox 360. When the game finally came out and all the reviews made this game out to be the worst thing ever so, I decided not to rush to the store on and get it. I later decided I would buy it because the user reviews were much better than the so call high and mighty critic views. I am pleased to say that Blue Dragon is much better than what the critics have said. Blue Dragon has the look and feel of Dragon Quest and the skill system is in more depth than that of Dragon Quest VIII. The story is about a bunch of kids who's village is attacked by a thing they call the Land Shark. Like most RPG's there is an evil character that is behind everything and the goal is to kill him and save the world. Yes, this is nothing new but how many RPG's before this really went outside the box and tried another method? If you don't like to save the world from evil RPG style then play another style game that yet involves the same concept but with guns! This game was harshly rated more on what people expected the new generation RPG's to be and not paying attention to the fact that this was not to be anything more than a standard RPG on a new generation console! Ok back on topic... The biggest difference this game has from other RPG's is the fact that you fight your battles with Blue shadows in the form of a Dragon, Phoenix, Bat, and more! The thing is since they do all the fighting for you there is no need for weapons and therefore no weapons were put ingame. I thought this would ruin the game for me because I like switching weapons but, the job classes for your dragons more than makes up for that and can make your battles much easier. The job classes are similar to that of Final Fantasy V so, if you liked that game and Dragon Quest VIII you will love this game! There still are 4 slots for accessories that you can find and buy throughout the game to boost stats! In conclusion this game is like most RPG's with a nice battle system that will keep you interested in battles more than most standard RPG'S. The story is the same save the world happy ending stuff but, hey someone has to keep saving the world or else evil will take over right? Gameplay: 4 Graphics: 5 Sound: 4 Replay: 4 Overall Score: 4 Go buy this game or rent and then buy if you are still not sure!!!Vollständige Rezension lesen
I love the fact you fight with the charectors shadow instead of an actual physical attack. I also like the story plot as well as the charecter status screen. However i dislike some of the camera angles as well as the some of the battle sequences. This game has a good battle system turn base as well as positioning and class system. I feel there should be a little better controle on free roam mode. There are allot of good things as well as bad things about this game but I feel it is 100% worth playing. I also feel the shadow should have to be summoned and not automatic. That way you have the option to fight physicaly as well as being the shadow.
Really good job on purchase. Very happy to have this. Glad to get one of the more expensive games for 360 off the list.
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The game is pretty cool. It features a whole lot of freedom as far as pressing "A" on random objects to find cool stuff, nearly the entire world is search able. The fighting system is pretty good as well. The story is very fast paced, almost to the point of not really knowing what is going on, but you get the gist of it. Leveling up is fun, with all of the things you can choose from with the shadow skills and ranks. I mainly decided to buy it, because it was produced and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, which thanks to dragon ball, dragon ball z, chrono trigger, and other things, he is one of my favorite animators. The only downside I would have to say with this game, is some of the story scenes feel childish, and the boss music feels better suited as an intro for an anime that kids would watch. Other than that a very cool game over all!Vollständige Rezension lesen
While this game was originally released in Japan, it has made it's way to the states as well. This engrossing game is fit for adults and kids alike, and has a nice smooth learning curve for those that are new to the RPG genre. The play style will be familiar to anyone used to turn based game play, with some nice skill features added in as you progress though the game. The graphics are beautiful and the cut scenes are rendered the same way the gameplay is, helping keep you immersed in the story. The sound is a bit repetitive, but thankfully with the 360 you can add your own music to listen to as you play. The sound and action effects still come through great.
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